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Results found: 8

. Step 1: Reduce interruptions (independently then as a team): A4079.InterruptionsReducer.
. Step 2: Implement techniques to free up time (independently then as a team): A4115.FreeUpTime.
. Step 3: Orient the team to primary activities: A4016.CoreBusinessFocus.
. Step 4: Conduct a simplification campaign: A4024.LeanActions.
. Step 5: Stop unproductive activities: A4103.WrongActivitiesBlocker.
. Step 6: Set goals and priorities: A4005.TeamGoals&Priorities.
. Step 7: Delegate with greater intentionality and fewer interruptions: A4007.Delegation.
. Step 8: Consider your needs and increase degrees of freedom: A4035.DegreesOfFreedom.

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A4079.InterruptionsReducer

This tool is designed to minimize interruptions, providing guidance to staff members, partners, and clients through numerous practical suggestions.

Key Results Solved Problems
Limiting interruptions for managers, collaborators, and clients Predominance of informal over formal communications (excessive discussions and lack of official documentation)
Assessing your ability to operate without distractions Frequent interruptions (often for minor reasons)
Providing collaborators, partners, and clients with the necessary tools Frequent requests for updates
Setting effective input filters Tendency to postpone decisions
Guiding towards standardized operating procedures Requests for clear instructions
  Requests for confirmation (even for common-sense issues)
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A4115.FreeUpTime

This tool is designed to identify activities and actions that help free up time, resources and energy, making them available for what really matters.

Key Results Solved Problems
Distinguishing time- and energy-consuming activities Constant perception of lack of time
Using time strategically rather than spending it Limited space for strategic reflection
Focusing on what really matters Feeling of breathlessness and busyness
Freeing up energy-dense time Difficulty in fully enjoying moments of well-being
Applying filters to incoming requests Tendency to fill every available free moment
Setting the right priorities Disconnect between time and energy management
Adopting new time management strategies  
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A4016.CoreBusinessFocus

This tool facilitates the conduct of a 4-hour session to identify expendable activities to focus on core business, making it one of the most effective and swift A4ManagementTools available.

Key Results Solved Problems
Focusing on core business and ceasing peripheral activities Tendency to consider everything critical
Defining strategic activities through targeted meetings Tendency to centralize activities and delegate marginal tasks
Halting superfluous activities Engaging in tasks far from the core business
Distinguishing unsustainable initiatives Willingness to manage every aspect
Reinvesting freed resources in higher-yield activities Tendency to fill every available moment
Guiding executives and managers towards strategic tasks More operational than strategic approach
Proactively filtering new initiatives Difficulty in eliminating non-essential activities
Increasing revenue per employee  
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A4024.LeanActions

This tool facilitates self-evaluation and the identification of interventions to simplify, standardize, and promote organized and cooperative work (among countless suggestions).

Key Results Solved Problems
Streamlining activities and processes for greater agility Tendency to hoard
Identifying waste, reducing its impact and costs Disorganized management of workspaces
Self-assessing to recognize your simplification capabilities Unsynchronized operations
Minimizing search and preparation times Frequent operational and mental disorder
Responding to client requests within the time of a short phone call Repetitions, errors, and waste
Establishing a coordinated and gradual team approach Obstacles in establishing effective collaboration
Appreciating collaborators’ efforts and stimulating self-generated improvement High time spent searching for information and documents
Reducing waste by adopting a subtraction-based mindset  
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A4103.WrongActivitiesBlocker

This tool enables the analysis of activities and solutions to verify their convenience.

Key Results Solved Problems
Stopping ineffective activities before they start Lack of a method to quantify the convenience of activities
Isolating activities without break-even Difficulty in defining criteria for discerning actions to be taken
Evaluating activities with long-term returns Unaligned initiatives
Weighing influencing factors Persistence of unproductive tasks
Comparing different solutions Initiatives with long-term break-even
Conducting spending reviews Suboptimal resource management
Orienting towards profitable activities  
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A4005.TeamGoalsAndPriorities

This tool enables the team to set significant goals and outcomes, establish the right priorities, and coordinate effectively.

Key Results Solved Problems
Setting goals and priorities and synchronizing the team Interpretable goals
Developing a shared strategy Arbitrary assignment of priorities (not coordinated)
Highlighting activities that generate value Feeling of having to prioritize urgent activities
Excluding uncoordinated initiatives Prolonged periods of stress
Dedicating time to what is essential Tendency to procrastinate
Ensuring focus on the important rather than the urgent Tendency to be distracted from one’s goals
  Allowing others to use our resources
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A4007.Delegation

This tool facilitates the effective delegation of activities, tasks and responsibilities, enabling the performer to take care of them independently and accurately.

Key Results Solved Problems
Delegating tasks and responsibilities effectively Tendency to centralize (fear of negative outcomes of delegation)
Formalizing the project charter Too much time needed to delegate
Providing the executor with the necessary tools for autonomous work Insufficient use of the available delegation parameters (over 30 available)
Delegating while avoiding creative interpretations Frequent interruptions for clarifications
Quickly identifying what is needed or missing Expectations of the principal forgotten
Agreeing on binding results The executor’s frustration in the face of repeated changes of direction
Creating a positive work environment and encouraging collaborators to overcome challenges Waiting for the minimum requirements necessary for execution
Keeping track of what has been delegated and monitoring its progress Excessive use of resources in carrying out activities
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A4035.DegreesOfFreedom

This tool, among the most effective on an individual level, allows for valuing what rejuvenates and frees, while rejecting what demotivates and burdens.

Key Results Solved Problems
Expanding degrees of freedom and minimizing limitations in your life Tendency to accept what limits vitality
Assessing your physical and mental well-being Underestimation of what enhances vital energy
Identifying what drains energy and demotivates Lack of mental and physical vigor
Encouraging what enhances vitality, calms, and motivates Focus on problems and problematic subjects
Highlighting your priorities Frustration caused by the gap between expectations and reality
Gradually moving towards what excites you  
Acquiring an overall view of your life and an action plan  

A4079.InterruptionsReducer

Key Results Solved Problems
Limiting interruptions for managers, collaborators, and clients Predominance of informal over formal communications (excessive discussions and lack of official documentation)
Assessing your ability to operate without distractions Frequent interruptions (often for minor reasons)
Providing collaborators, partners, and clients with the necessary tools Frequent requests for updates
Setting effective input filters Tendency to postpone decisions
Guiding towards standardized operating procedures Requests for clear instructions
  Requests for confirmation (even for common-sense issues)